Nothing Is Still

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Nothing Is Still
Studio album by
Leon Vynehall
ReleasedJune 15, 2018 (2018-06-15)
Length40:24
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerLeon Vynehall
Leon Vynehall chronology
Nothing Is Still
(2018) 		Rare, Forever
(2021)

Nothing Is Still is the debut full-length studio album by British DJ and record producer Leon Vynehall. It was released on 15 June 2018 via Ninja Tune.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.6/10[1]
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[3]
Clash7/10[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Loud and Quiet7/10[6]
musicOMHStarStarStarStar[7]
NMEStarStarStarStar[8]
Pitchfork8.2/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[11]
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarStarStar[12]

Nothing Is Still was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 82 based on sixteen reviews.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 7.6 out of 10, based on nineteen reviews.[1]

Accolades

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Accolades for Nothing Is Still
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Mixmag The Top 50 Albums of 2018
19
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NME NME's Albums Of The Year 2018
85
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Track listing

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All tracks are written by Leon Vynehall, except track 1 is written with Ralph Vaughan Williams.

No.TitleLength
1."From the Sea/It Looms" (Chapters I & II)6:20
2."Movements" (Chapter III)3:51
3."Birds on the Tarmac" (Footnote III)1:17
4."Julia" (Footnote IV)2:25
5."Drinking It in Again" (Chapter IV)3:46
6."Trouble, Pts. 1-3" (Chapter V)5:42
7."Envelopes" (Chapter VI)5:29
8."English Oak" (Chapter VII)4:26
9."Ice Cream" (Chapter VIII)4:50
10."It Breaks" (Chapter IX)2:18
Total length:40:24
Sample credits

Personnel

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  • Leon Vynehall – producer, recording, engineering
  • Ellie Stanford – violin (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Jessie Murphy – violin (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Marianne Haynes – violin (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Paloma Deike – violin (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Rosie Langley – violin (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Stephanie Benedetti – violin (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Amy Stanford – viola (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Josephine Galton – viola (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • The Dirty Pretty Strings – strings (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Jessica Cox – cello (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Amy Langley – cello (tracks: 1, 7–9), strings arrangement (tracks: 1, 7–10)
  • Finn Peters – saxophone (tracks: 1, 2, 5), flute (track 2)
  • Sam Beste – piano (track 2)
  • Blue May – mixing
  • Josh Green – recording assistant
  • Scott Knapper – mixing assistant
  • Trevor Jackson – art direction, artwork
  • Pol Bury – sleeve image

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nothing Is Still by Leon Vynehall reviews | Any Decent Music". www.anydecentmusic.com. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Nothing Is Still - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Nothing Is Still - Leon Vynehall | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ^ Keane, Daniel (2 July 2018). "Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still". CLASH. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ^ Boulos, Peter (13 June 2018). "Leon Vynehall │ Nothing Is Still". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  6. ^ Younis, Reef (13 June 2018). "Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still - Album review". Loud And Quiet. No. 125. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  7. ^ Devlin, Ben (11 June 2018). "Leon Vynehall - Nothing Is Still | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  8. ^ Smith, Thomas (19 June 2018). "Leon Vynehall - 'Nothing Is Still' Review". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  9. ^ Cox, Jamieson (20 June 2018). "Leon Vynehall: Nothing Is Still". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  10. ^ Carr, Paul (21 June 2018). "'Nothing Is Still' Is Leon Vynehall's Undoubted Electronic Masterpiece » PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  11. ^ Edwards, Simon (14 June 2018). "Leon Vynehall's Nothing Is Still is an immigrant's tale, beautifully told". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  12. ^ Spenceley, Haydon (25 July 2018). "Nothing Is Still". Under The Radar. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  13. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2018". Mixmag. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  14. ^ Smith, Thomas (17 December 2018). "NME's Albums Of The Year 2018". NME. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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